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Quality & Vigilance – Issues and Best Practices
Workshop on Quality, Vigilance, Policy, Roles & Activities in OWD/OSRP
and Best Practices
Krishnan SrinivasanConsultant, The World Bank, OSRPJanuary 20, 2011, Bhubaneswar
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Governance concerns in India triggered by…
• Poor quality of works; no demand-side verification of project quality
• Collusive bidding on Bank financed NHDP contracts (2005): – Lowest bids ranged from 40% to 90% above cost estimate
– Re-bidding lowered prices significantly
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• Large variations during contract execution - estimates of quantities found to have suspiciously large errors
• Poor performance on contracts – delays in excess of 2-3 years
• Weak emphasis on transparency, reporting and accountability arrangements
• Weak arrangements to protect whistleblowers
Strong correlation between high construction cost and corruption
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Corruption Index
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Punjab
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Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
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Corruption Index
Note: Corruption index by Transparency International
Bank’s Approach
• Governance– the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised for the common good.
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• Anti-corruption– Successful Governance improvement and anti-corruption programs are dependent on the public availability of knowledge and information, political leadership and collective action.
Bank’s approach builds on India’s own governance initiatives
• Prime Minister himself identified corruption in road programs as a major obstacle to infrastructure development.
• Civil society has long demanded greater transparency, voice and social justice in government’s development programs. – Notable examples – Narmada, Singur
• Right to Information Act (RTIA, 2005), enhanced National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (NPRR, 2007), are important steps towards
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Resettlement and Rehabilitation (NPRR, 2007), are important steps towards better Governance
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has mandated better transparency in government procurement and has encouraged use of Integrity Pacts (IP, developed by Transparency International).– Example: Ministry of Defense has mandated use of IPs in all defense contracts.
• Several states such as Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka have moved completely to e-procurement.
Elements of good governance
Good Governance
VigilanceTransparency
Quality
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Audits
Quality-Systems
-Planning/Design
-Procurement
-Management
-Monitoring
-Resources
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Common weaknesses in project quality
– Poor quality of Detailed Project Reports, indicating ineffective review and quality control, lack of professional accountability
– Large errors in surveys and investigations creating opportunities for large variations, extensions of time
– Bias in site inspection or falsification of inspection certificates/
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– Bias in site inspection or falsification of inspection certificates/ quality tests
– Lack of third-party, independent monitoring of quality
– Focus on inputs, not outputs
– Archaic methods of quality inspection
Related issues
– Mobilization advances diverted to unintended purposes
– Outdated cost estimation methodologies - schedule of rates not market based, not updated
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rates not market based, not updated
– Lack of accountability of Design Consultants, Construction Supervision Consultants, Project Directors, Contractors
– Contract management, sub-contracting, enforcement of contract clauses, dispute resolution weak
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Quality – Best Practices …1
– System of third party quality assurance (AP, PMGSY)
– Citizen monitoring of rural roads in Karnataka & Orissa by Public Affairs Center under PMGSY
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PMGSY• 3 local NGOs and high school graduates trained by technical agency for monitoring of roads and for conducting road user surveys
• 18 roads of 2-4 KM stretches each
• Simple tests for shoulder, quality and thickness of the road surface, camber, road furniture, size and gradation of aggregates
Citizen Monitoring Process
Citizen Monitors at project site
PAC Team, Bangalore
Report to
If deemed serious, reports to
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Contractor at project site
District Implementation Engineer
Reports via measurement book
Remedial Action
Figure illustrating PAC’s reporting mechanisms on their pilot project
• Enable community participation on projects– Pune Municipal Corporation – Non-Motorized Transport Cell
– Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Project – community scorecards for health services
– Jaipur – Citizen’s Technical Advisory Group for JNNURM projects
• Ensure qualified contractors get the job through e-procurement (AP,
Quality – Best Practices …2
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• Ensure qualified contractors get the job through e-procurement (AP, Karnataka),
• Centralized registry of contractors and consultants with performance ratings (UK);
– HP (Irrigation & Public Health Dept) had made a start.
• Contractors/consultants as partners in work execution
– USA, European Union; DMRC in India
• Focus on strengthening quality assurance units
• Research, Resources/Systems
• Technologies – non-intrusive testing – more extensive, faster, less chances of manipulation of test results
• Focus on Value Engineering (UK, USA) to improve quality
Quality – Best Practices …3
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• Focus on Value Engineering (UK, USA) to improve quality
• Social audits with support of local engineering institutes/polytechnics
• Move to output based quality assurance– Performance based contracts– increased defect liability periods– AASHTO, several South American Countries
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Issues in vigilance/anti-corruption
• Vigilance function – largely reactive in most states of India
• Vigilance units may lack capacity and technical competence (with specific
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technical competence (with specific reference to roads)
• Improper documentation may often lead to vigilance/audit enquiries
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Vigilance is like a Damocles Sword – impeding decision-making
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Vigilance – Best Practices …1– Preventive/Proactive vigilance only now taking off – Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation – regular awareness programs
– Integrity Pact (IP) type mechanisms are increasingly becoming routine for deterring fraud/corruption.
• Ministry of Defense, AAI, GAIL, ONGC, Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam
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– NHAI considering rewarding whistle-blowers
– Better complaint handling mechanisms to respond to public complaints. Examples: Kerala hotline, Powergrid
– Vigilance should enlarge its role to ensuring good governance –example – MRVC’s vigilance has taken ownership of the GAAP.
Corruption in Capital Projects
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Source: Deterring corruption and improving governance in the urban water supply and sanitation sector, Water Working Note 18, The World Bank, December 2008
Vigilance – Best Practices …2– Vigilance should be partners in the decision-making – as is now routine of the CAG/AG in several departments, rather than just post-decision inspectors. Eg. – China.
– US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of the Inspector General has a 24/7 complaint center and
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the Inspector General has a 24/7 complaint center and hotline for reporting allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement within the USDOT.
• Allegations can be made by DOT employees, contractors, public
• Operated by third-party contractor
Presentation Outline
Genesis & Bank approach to Governance
Common Lacunae in Project Quality
Best Practices in Quality Control
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Issues in vigilance and anti-corruption
Best Practices in vigilance/anti-corruption
Best Practices in Quality Control
Questions
Thank you!
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Questions?